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Jörg P. Kotthaus publication distribution in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Physics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jörg P. Kotthaus sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 396 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more.

Jörg P. Kotthaus D-index placement in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jörg P. Kotthaus sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 76 D-Index — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2009 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Physics
  • 1989 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For contributions to the understanding of the electronic properties of confined systems in both one and two dimensions

Overview

Jörg P. Kotthaus is affiliated with Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in Germany. Their research spans several interconnected scientific fields including Neuroscience and Physics and Astronomy.

Their work covers subfields such as Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, as well as Cognitive Neuroscience.

They have contributed to the understanding of neural dynamics and brain function, with particular focus on mechanical and optical resonators and neuroscience and neural engineering.

Their recent publication record includes the paper titled An Acoustoelectric Approach to Neuron Function, published in 2023 in the venue Acoustics.

  • Mechanical and Optical Resonators
  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
  • Neural dynamics and brain function

  • Neuroscience
  • Physics and Astronomy

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Neuroscience

  • Acoustics

The scientist has received recognition including election to the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina in 2009 for contributions in Physics.

Earlier, in 1989, they were named a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) with a citation acknowledging contributions to understanding the electronic properties of confined systems in one and two dimensions.

Best Publications

  • Spectroscopy of nanoscopic semiconductor rings.

    Axel Lorke;R. Johannes Luyken;Alexander O. Govorov;Jörg P. Kotthaus

  • Spectroscopy of quantum levels in charge-tunable InGaAs quantum dots.

    H. Drexler;D. Leonard;W. Hansen;J. P. Kotthaus

  • Intermixing and shape changes during the formation of InAs self-assembled quantum dots

    J. M. Garcı́a;G. Medeiros-Ribeiro;K. Schmidt;T. Ngo

  • Near-field cavity optomechanics with nanomechanical oscillators

    Georg Anetsberger;Olivier Arcizet;Quirin P. Unterreithmeier;Rémi Rivière

  • Landau band conductivity in a two-dimensional electron system modulated by an artificial one-dimensional superlattice potential.

    R. W. Winkler;J. P. Kotthaus;K. Ploog

  • Charged Excitons in Self-Assembled Semiconductor Quantum Dots

    Richard Warburton;C S Durr;K Karrai;J P Kotthaus;J P Kotthaus

  • Coulomb interactions in small charge-tunable quantum dots: A simple model

    R. J. Warburton;B. T. Miller;C. S. Dürr;C. Bödefeld

  • Coupling of quantum dots on GaAs.

    A. Lorke;A. Lorke;J. P. Kotthaus;J. P. Kotthaus;K. Ploog

  • Acoustically Driven Storage of Light in a Quantum Well

    C. Rocke;S. Zimmermann;A. Wixforth;J. P. Kotthaus

  • Shell structure and electron-electron interaction in self-assembled InAs quantum dots

    M. Fricke;A. Lorke;J. P. Kotthaus;G.Medeiros-Ribeiro

  • Few-electron ground states of charge-tunable self-assembled quantum dots

    Barbara Therese Miller;W Hansen;S Manus;R Luyken

  • Intersubband resonance in quasi one-dimensional inversion channels.

    W. Hansen;M. Horst;J. P. Kotthaus;U. Merkt

  • Universal transduction scheme for nanomechanical systems based on dielectric forces

    Quirin P. Unterreithmeier;Eva M. Weig;Jörg P. Kotthaus

  • Probing and Controlling the Bonds of an Artificial Molecule

    Alexander W. Holleitner;Robert H. Blick;Andreas K. Hüttel;Karl Eberl

  • Anomalous Kondo Effect in a Quantum Dot at Nonzero Bias

    F. Simmel;R. H. Blick;J. P. Kotthaus;W. Wegscheider

  • Damping of nanomechanical resonators.

    Quirin P. Unterreithmeier;Thomas Faust;Jörg P. Kotthaus

  • Quantum Oscillations in the Surface-Acoustic-Wave Attenuation Caused by a Two-Dimensional Electron System

    A. Wixforth;J. P. Kotthaus;G. Weimann

  • Surface acoustic waves on GaAs/AlxGa1-xAs heterostructures.

    A. Wixforth;J. Scriba;M. Wassermeier;J. P. Kotthaus

  • Nonlinear Electron Transport in an Asymmetric Microjunction: A Ballistic Rectifier

    A. M. Song;A. Lorke;A. Kriele;J.P. Kotthaus

  • The Spectroscopy of Quantum Dot Arrays

    Detlef Heitmann;Jörg P. Kotthaus

Frequent Co-Authors

Werner Wegscheider
Werner Wegscheider Solid State Physics Laboratory
Pierre Petroff
Pierre Petroff University of California, Santa Barbara
Alexander O. Govorov
Alexander O. Govorov Ohio University
G. Böhm
G. Böhm Technical University of Munich
Herbert Kroemer
Herbert Kroemer University of California, Santa Barbara
Karl Eberl
Karl Eberl Dr. Eberl MBE-Komponenten GmbH
Friedrich C. Simmel
Friedrich C. Simmel Technical University of Munich
Andreas D. Wieck
Andreas D. Wieck Ruhr University Bochum
Gilberto Medeiros-Ribeiro
Gilberto Medeiros-Ribeiro Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Gerhard Abstreiter
Gerhard Abstreiter Technical University of Munich

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